Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-28
THE FoRrx-F1Rsr ANNIVERSARY.

The Delegates-Am Interesting Occa
 sIon-The Increase of the order.
 The forty first annual convention of the
 National council, O. U. A. M., which is be-
 ing held in this city in Pioneer councils hall,
 COURIER building, was opened yesterday
 morning at 10 o'clock. The delegates in att tendance number about sixty and many
 States of the Union are represented. They are fine looking bo1y of men. The con vention was called to order byr National Councillor Charles H. Stein, of Baltimore.
 The council is composed of the ex-State councillors of the order and three delegates from1eaeh State. Connecticut, Massachu- setts, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware and New York are represented. Reports from the representatives occupied the morning session. The report of the sec- retary MT. John Server of Pennsylvania, was interesting and showed great increase in the membership, over 1, 800 members having been admitted during the year. At one o'clock recess was taken and the delegates took dinner at the Selden House. The after noon session continued until four o'clock when the convention adjourned for the day and took carriages provided for them for a ride about the city and visit to East Rock park. There were twelve carriages in all and they formed quite procession as they wend- ed their way towards the park. The park never looked more beautiful and the visiting representatives were very enthusiastic in | their expressions of the beautiful scenery. Dr. William A. Piper, of Philadelphia, who has travelled the world over, says that he has l never seen anything so grand. He 1 considered that even scenery about Vel | loWstone National Park and | in the Yosemite valley could not equal it. After remaining on the summit for some | time the party returned by the way of En- | elish drive and through Fair Haven, reach | ing home about 2 o'clock. The delegates were then given 8 banquet at the Selden l House. Covers were laid for sixty. The ! banquet was one of Landlord Kenna's best and the occasion was one long to be remem- bered by those who were fortunate enough to have partaken of it.
 At o'clock the delegation adjourned to the Legion of Honor hall-the hall of the Unity commandery-wheret the reception was given.
 Ex-State Councillor F. E. Field in happy vein welcomed the National council. The toast. s' The National council, was ably re- sponded to by National Councillor J. E. Ritchie "The State of Pennsylvania had as its advocate ex-National Councillor John Server, who told of the organization of the order in that State, of it's rapid growth there and of it's having larger number of mem bers within it's limits than any other State where the order is represented can boast of. Ex-National Councillor George White, jr., of Hoboken, New Jersey, responded to "The State of New Jersey" He referred to New Jerseys being second to Pennsylvania in membership. He spoke of New Jersey being closely pressed by Connecticut, and if the former State did not look to it's laurels the little Nutmeg State would outstrip her, if her past work could be taken as a criterion. IT hot oE can mechanics is one of the grandest institu- tions ever organized, and that in time it will be second to no other organization in the country when the hearts of it's members get warmed up to what they ought to do. The order has grown, he said, in the last year
 more than in the ten previous years.
 ''The State of Connecticut" This toast was responded to by Ex-Srate Councillor w. O. Staples. After a few happy remarks he referred to Connecticut standing third in the order. He said that some were not cut out for speakers and he was one of that kind. Some could talk, others could fill positions ' better, some could hold money, while there | were those who could get away with it. Con- necticut is alive to the work of the order ,and she is going so keep the ball rolling in the l future the same as she has done in the past. She now has.twenty-one councils. There have been some which were disbanded, but all these have been reorganized. We can hard ly expect to get ahead of Pennsylvania, but we may leave New Jersey behind if she does not hurry up.
 Ex-N. c. J. F. Kimball told of the order in Massachusetts, and of it's being in better condition now than for fifteen years past. Ex- N. c. G. H. Burton referred to the sudden growth in New York, and of how they expected New York would be tLe em-
 pirec State of the order, the same as among the States. The increase of membership ceased, owing to dissensions, but they are now gone and New York hopes to be the empire State after all.
 Ex-S. c. J. w. Walker told of the laxity of the order in Maryland, and ex-S. o. O. c
 Cassell of the interest shown in Delaware. The other toasts were well responded to as follows:
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 The Loyal Legion. .Ex: N. c. C. H. Stein. Commander c. H. Wheeler.
 The local committee who had charge of the
 affair were F. Field, w. o. Staples and
 Thomas Gilmore. The following delegates
 were present:
 Charles H. Stein, Baltimore; James E.
 Richter, Philadelphia; John Server, Phila- delphia; Frank B. Field. New Haven; Geo.
 
 Hobokon; Joseph Shinn, Camden, NJ; W.O. Staples, Connecticut; James Calely, Pennsyl- vania; Wm. Sehultze, Philadelphia; H. S. Jones, Boston; Thos. F.Gilmore, New Haven; JF Kimball, Lynn; W. Feaster, Philadelphia; W. J. Fuller, New Haven; H. J. Seeley,
 Bridgeport; E. E. snider, Lancaster, Pa.; Dr. William A. Piper, Philadelphia; Lester R. Bailey, Conn; M. S. Wadham, Conn. William L. Wright, New Jersey; John O. Smith, New Brunswick, N. J.; D. L.Thomas,
 New Haven; J. w. Goodrich, Conn. John w. Martin, Hoboken, N. J.; Charles c. Cas- sell, Baltimore; J. H. Hughes, Union Bridge,
 Md; E. w. Munson, Conn.,; James T.
 Disney, Baltimore; George L. Trout, Staple ton, Staten Island; Charles Whitmore, New
 York; J. w. Wohren, Connecticut; 0. S.
 Hilton, Mass: John Walker, ir., Whining ton, Del; George w. Jenkins, Pennsylvania; H. K. Smith, Connecticut; Charles G. Dit
 less, Philadelphia; August Fisher, Philadel-
 phia; A. F. Buxton, Connecticut; J. W. But Ter, Connecticut; H. B. Ennis, Wilmington, Del; J. s. Roxbury, Delaware, M. R. Mich ols, Massachusetts; A. s. Judd, Connecticut;
 Joseph H. Symonds, Lynn, Mass; George
 B. Ludlow, Jersey City, and w. M. Simon,
 Connecticut.
 At the session to-day there will be an
 election of officers for the ensuing year.